The role of diversity management in law enforcement is more important today than ever.

You are responsible for recruiting and selecting the best and brightest for your agencies, retaining a varied and specialized workforce, and molding diverse members of your agency into a cohesive unit who are all committed to the pursuit of public safety.

Failure to develop and implement an effective diversity recruiting program can result in the loss of qualified candidates, inadequate staffing, and legal liability. To ensure that you are up-to-date on the latest information and methods of selection, recruitment, innovative staff development, and training, I invite you to attend our 2006 National Conference on Law Enforcement Diversity Recruiting , February 16 th and 17 th in Arlington , VA.

Improve Workforce Diversity through Specialized Recruitment, Selection and Career Development Programs

The economic environment has increased the applicant pool and has challenged HR professionals to be more precise in their hiring practices. In order to maintain departmental performance, you must utilize the latest methods and strategies to recruit, select, and develop a diverse yet dedicated and service-oriented workforce. This conference demonstrates how to initiate and successfully implement best practices to improve departmental diversity and performance.

Reduce Legal Liabilities and Penalties with New Diversity Management

This program features tested tactics for recruiting minorities and women, as well as effective hiring and selection methods. Is your agency fully staffed and equipped with an integrated marketing and diversity recruitment program? Informative strategy sessions led by nationally-recognized experts will arm you and your HR professionals with a toolkit for contacting, selecting, training, and retaining the best candidates for the job.

Integrate Diversity Strategies for 21 st Century Community Policing

Reaching out to a diverse applicant pool is an essential component of diversity hiring and management. At the National Conference on Law Enforcement Diversity Recruiting, you will hear from representatives from some of the nation's leading organizations for diversity in law enforcement recruiting and service.

I look forwarding to seeing you this February in Arlington , VA where we will join law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local levels and learn the best practices in recruitment, selection and hiring a diverse workforce. Space will be limited for this event, so be sure to contact us right away. Register yourself and your agency by calling 703-894-0481, or visiting us on-line at www.performanceweb.org.

The legal landscape of diversity hiring and retention is an ever-changing area of human resources. Court decisions and federal mandates can create a maze of pitfalls and requirements that can be difficult to negotiate. This session will provide a civil rights perspective designed to bring into focus the status of diversity hiring for law enforcement agencies.

Sam Walker, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha

This workshop will provide you with all the tools that are necessary to
design a marketing plan that will attract the most qualified applicants
while simultaneously satisfying your agencies diversity goals. Harness
successful marketing principles so you can penetrate and communicate
with minority dense populations.

This workshop will provide you with an opportunity to compare your
marketing strategies and plans against those of other agencies. All
attendees will be asked to bring samples of their agency's promotional
and recruiting materials.

 Learn how to conduct a successful online recruitment advertising
campaign and identify what makes an employee website effective

Captain John C. Mills (Ret.), Louisville Police Department

4:00 Adjourn

“By focusing on diversity management and looking for more ways to be truly inclusive, leading organizations have recognized that diversity can contribute to the achievement of improved individual and organizational performance. Diversity management makes good business sense that enhances productivity and innovation.”

Top Page Callout: Fortify Your Recruitment Plan with Best Practices from Across the Country

Additional Call Out: Is Your Agency Diverse?

Bring This Program In-House

The Performance Institute offers customized one-, two- and three-day education program s t o federal and state agencie s t hat wish to train staff members in their own facility. In-house training provides a curriculum tailored specifically to your office, program or agency in a cost-efficient way. Using the Logic Model and other cutting-edge tools and strategies, our experts will work with you to produce a diversity recruitment plan that creates practical, efficient performance measures every step of the way. If you'd like, your existing diversity recruitment plans can be analyzed and built upon during the training. For more information about the in-house training options available to you, please call Art Staddon at 703-894-0481 or e-mail him at Staddon@performanceweb.org.

* Indicates Invited Speaker

Venue

The National Conference for Law Enforcement Diversity Recruiting will be held will be held at the Performance Institute, in Arlington , VA.

The Performance Institute

1515 North Courthouse Rd. Suite 600

Arlington, VA 22201

703-894-0481

Hotel

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at a discounted rate of $XXX at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge , located just blocks from the Performance Institute. Please mention Performance Institute to guarantee this rate and ask to be put in the main tower, which has been recently renovated.

The tuition rate for the National Conference for Law Enforcement Diversity Recruiting is:

Conference and Workshop $695

Group Discount

For information about group tuition discounts available, please contact Art Staddon at 703-894-0481 or via e-mail at Staddon@PerformanceWeb.org

Administrative Note: A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charged for cancellations received les s t han three weeks from the date of the conference. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The Performance Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.